Blackpool Cricket Ground, Stanley Park
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Blackpool Cricket Ground, Stanley Park
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 20 Oct 2013
The cricket ground was already in place, and known as the Whitegate Park, before the development of Stanley Park. Although Whitegate Park had encompassed a horse racing track, football field and cricket ground the other sports were no longer hosted by the early 1920s and it was decided the site would be dedicated to the Blackpool Cricket Club. Due to being within the boundary, it was renamed Stanley Park in 1925. The cricket ground is also used by Lancashire for County Cricket.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.815219
Longitude
-3.030334